Make Your Own Massage Oil for Sore Muscles Arthritis and Gout

Whether it's rheumatism, arthritis, gout, sciatica or strained muscles, when you're in pain, you need to do something about it. Of course you can go out and purchase massage oils, even herbal ones, but they quickly become very expensive. Why not make it yourself?

All About Massage Oils

Calm After The Storm

Shadows surround pain

Loving hands illuminate

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Why Massage Oil?

You know, there is something quite wonderful about making the massage oil yourself. Not only is it fun to make, but the love and care you put into anything you make for yourself, or your family, is made more potent by that love. Growing the herbs yourself is even better. It's like you put some magic into what you are making, and that is something you can't get from anywhere else.

Massage oils are designed to allow hands to move easily over the body. When you are in pain, your body is stressed. Loving hands rubbing a medicinal massage oil into your aching joints and muscles, is abundantly healing. When it's someone who cares about you giving you the massage, their hands will transfer that love into your body. Energy transference. If there are no hands available, and they belong to you, the love you should have for yourself will perform the same magic.

The art of oil massages has been around for thousands of years. Adding a warming element to the oil can soothe aching muscles, sprains, stiff joints and so much more. It's not only beautifully relaxing, more importantly - it's healing. The motion of hands - sliding over the skin, is nearly hypnotic. Of course, there are added benefits if you are trading massages with your partner, as we all know where a good massage can easily lead.

This massage oil will also help to remove toxins from the body. If you are prone to cold feet (not the afraid of marriage kind of cold feet), a foot massage with this oil will warm up your feet nicely.

After half an hour, your grapeseed oil should be transformed to a wonderful warming massage oil. Put the funnel into the mouth of the bottle. Hold the strainer over the funnel, and pour the contents of the fondue slowly into the strainer. As the power is fine, you might want to strain through cheesecloth or use a jelly bag.

Herbal Warnings

People with sensitive skin can find cayenne harsh on their skin. Put some oil on a patch of skin, and leave on for half an hour to make sure you aren't one of those people. Even if you aren't, don't leave it on your skin for too long. Avoid touching your eyes, or other sensitive areas when you have cayenne on your hands.